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Patented Mar. 13, 1951 signers toeAmerioan Cyanamidqomnany, Nem- Ymflo Ni- AY., sa corppratloniof Mame,

This: imentiorxgxelates .torfthez preparatorxlof an iaryloxytrazinea.- -Treainventionis `fconcermeeil .vihgfhavingat least onehydfrogen atoxn,A i; e., either 'prendi-ng; forfexamplegfupon tkiepafrteularf-startv`vmg reactants employed andthehpartioularf-end i Aeratioxoff 1 mole-of fthe)formerrtownot'fless thar=r=2 atar: :.andiwherrm is: gmamolar; ratios of :1o-.mole

ofiieaformerytn:not-less bharnfamoles; preferably mtham Sgimolesi'r'ofthe-atten The reaction ieeted byzrheatnggtogether theaingredientsof iand (21) @at :a atemporaturzsuoientiy high, to

; pgusfxwphenol:to:beaeyolvedibya :byproduet of .the reaction, e;- at the. boiling-point .of Vthe mjgred @reactants am4r ofi thefrsoluton or dispersion inarrivi-ola theareaotantsmmay vbe dssrlveui,or-` dis.-

2 When-R :and RE 'imEoffmulzaLeach represents-' hydrogen atomftlrevtriazmefderivativeaoflmay berpresent by theggeneralfformu1a fmawberepresentedLbyvthegeneraleformula;

'with *referente tof; Formula yI; The compounds embraced "by-Formula IV lare-tripherryl "cyanura-te v Formula-sl Land/ IIT may "represent", are: "phenyl,

fethylpheny;

, examples; of; molmzntvalmaY hydrocarbon radials whichvR- in. Eorrnulasliand S111", may, represent are: aliphatic. re.. ..g methyl; ethyl, .ipropxligisovpropyg, nebmyl, seoi-biutylg,amyl,.,isoamyl.;hexyl,

cycloaliphatic (e. g., cyclopentyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptyl, etc); aryl (e. g., phenyl, biphenylyl or xenyl, naphthyl, etc.) aliphatic-substituted aryl (e. g., tolyl, xylyl, ethylphenyl, E-butenylphenyl, tert.butylphenyl,

etc.) and aryl-substituted aliphatic (e. g., benzyl,

cinnamyl, phenylethyl, phenylprcpyl, etc).

The present invention is based on our discovery that a triazine derivative of the kind embraced by Formula I, e. g., triphenyl cyanurate, 2 amino 4,6 diphenoxy 1,3,5 triazine and 2- phenoxy-4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazine, can be condensed under heat with a compound which is different therefrom and which is an amino compound containing carbon and A.at least one amino grouping having at least one hydrogen atom at-A tached directly to the nitrogen atom thereof, e. g.,

cyclohexylamine, decamethylenediamine, mono and diethanolamines, etc. A phenol having an aromatic nucleus corresponding to that represented by Ar in Formulas I and 1I is split oi as a by-product of the reaction. Inl all cases heating is carried out at a temperature sufficiently high 4 phenol may be removed substantially completely from the reaction zone as it is formed; or, only a portion of it may be removed from the reaction zone; or, especially in thek case of .the higher boiling substituted phenols which split oli when the arylomtriazine undergoing condensation with an amino compound is one in which the aryl i stantially free from the phenol lay-product of the to cause condensation between the starting reactants and the evolution of the phenol lay-product. During the course of the reaction the aryloxy group or groups are replaced by ,amino groups. If the aryloxytriazine contains more than one earyloxy grouping, the molar proportions of reactants and/or the conditions of the reaction may .be so adjusted that only some of the aryloxy .groupings are replaced by amino groups; in other words, stepwise replacement of the aryloxy substituents with amino substituents can be effected f if desired. When all of the'aryloxy groups are replaced by amino groups, a substituted melamine (usually a crystalline product) results when the amino compound is a monoamine, while a polymelarnine is produced when the amino compound is a polyamine. The reaction proceeds in the desired direction toY give a high yield of the desired condensation product. No side reactions appear to take place, which is in marked contrast to the results obtained when a trialkyl cyanurate or an alkoxy aminotriazine is caused to react with an kmore easily and economically than by other processes heretofore known. Thus, we have found ,that in manycases an aryloXytria-Zine can replace the corresponding chlorotriazine with ad- Lvantage either because of the greater ease with reaction be desired, this may be done by removing the phenol by-product from the reaction zone as it is formed, as was pointed .out hereinbefore; or,

4all or a substantial part of the phenol or of any unreacted amino compound may be removed.- as desired or as conditions may require, from the reaction mass at the end of the reaction period.

Forexample, if the phenol or unreacted amino compound has a boiling point below the temperature of decomposition of the condensation product, such material may-be removed from the reaction mass by distillation; or, the phenol and/or any excess amino compound may be extracted from the reaction mass with the aid of a suitable solvent or mixture of solvents, leaving the purified condensation product as a residue.

The temperature at which the reaction proceeds varies considerably depending, for. example, upon the particular starting materials used, the other conditions of the reaction, and the extent of the reaction desired. Usually the temperature employed during at least a portion of the reaction period, more particularly toward the end of the period, is Within the range of l70 C. (about 170 C.) tov350 C. (about 350 C.) preferably within the range of 170 C. to 250 C. (about 250 C.) or 300 C. (about 300 C.). Higher ternperatures up to the decomposition temperature of the condensation product are not precluded, but no particular advantages appear to accrue therefrom. In some cases temperatures as low as C., for example by carrying out the reaction uni,which the reaction product can be isolated or be- .-A

cause a .product can be obtained from an arylloxytriazine that can not be secured by reaction of a chlorotriazine with an amine. An example ,of the latter condition is the preparation of tris(phenyl--hydroxyethylamino) 1.3.5 trianzine, which also may be named mism-phenyl- A ethanolaminol -1,3,5triazine, by reaction of triphenyl cyanurate with phenyl ethanolamine. The invention also makes possible the production of polymelamines byv using a polyarnine conw taining a plurality of hydrogen-containing amino batch, semi-continuous or continuous methods in "ay suitable apparatus. `If desire, the eVQlved der a reduced pressure (see Example 9).

- The time of reaction may be varied as desired vor as Vconditions may require, e. g., from 2 or 3 morephenol Icy-product of the reaction is being evolved.` Or, the reaction time may be of such 'limited duration that only a partial condensation product is obtained, that is to say, a'produ'ct `irom Awhich additional phenol could be split off otherwisewouldvolatilize ifromtlie-eaetionmass Triemolarfratios between" 'the' reactants may f f.

"lie*varied asfdescri-lredkk in thee-secondiparagraph cfthisespecication: Ordinari-1317atfleast'mole lorfrmb'resmoles thereof, foneachfmole'fofftriarylf# V(,:yxytriazne: When a completely condensed producttis wanted, it isj usually-desirable toeuse tliieamino compound in excessof :stoichiometrical proportions, forinstance, fromtotliiO/J, orra anular" b'asis, in'Y excess oftlrestoicl'ometical .amount required. Amounts-fof `:the amirrorcom` wplundin" excesgof the proportionsf-liereinbefore :mentionedmay bef-employed," anysubstantalfexcess .of `amino compound above thatfrequiredffor the `reaction" merely serving 'as asd-vent or'y dil-'- fentffr-'thereactants during'the-reactiorrfperiod. Thus, fdesired;C the"reaction`-mixture-may 4con'- tain the triazine derivative and amino compound in stoichiometrical-V proportions, and`v additional A`amino compound in such. excess that it oonmass.N Ifiii'lier desiredto producaapartial 1condensa- -offthekindused in'practicingtlie"presentinvene tion; wliereby oneor'two' amino'y groupings're'- `"p lace. one or tvvo aryloxy "groupingsof the.` tr'iazinet The? reaction between the triazine.: derivative andtlietamino compoundgenerally iseffected'by heating' these A44materials J together;l as sole react- 'ants in'tlie z absence ofa condensation catalyst at''tenperatures ofthe' ordenof .thosezlr'ereinhee gffreset forth. y Thus; when botti the aryloxy'- byf-fthelreaction isf-initiated and phenol 'b'vprod- `jp1=odi`1`ct= are inert; e. g., ethers; monol1yc`lic and *olyliydric 1 alcohols, a-liplaaticrl and" aromaticY hy'- drocarbons, etc. Examples of such liqui'dmedia gwfliicl may 'beemployedaredioxan vtrichlorolethal-zie; butanol;- methyl"4 amyr alcohol-i V`hexanol,

Reduced pressures often may be bfi-nation of distillation and extraction.

liepjtanolit` ethyleneagllycoll mcnometliyt etliem ethylene-1. glycol monoetliyl other; etlrylen'esgir-yfcolmonobutyl ether, ethylene@ glycol" ethylhutyl etlier; dretliylene"glycol?l monometliyl. etler'; dii# ethyleneT gll'ycoll monoethyl ether,` di'tliylene preferred?. Generally; however; tl're1reactionl is. eiectedin tire-absence of anyA added solvent? or dispersion medi-um' other than` an excess overv stoieriiometri'cafi" proportionsof the-amine re aetant;' which" excessf` may function ase-aesolvent vor dilhentduringfthe-freaction;

Tle="tiyi'prodi1ctf phenolf and* any'Y vum-eaxz-ted arr-rino lcompound may v"cesena-rated 'fromy 'the ire-- actionproduct'inany suitable manner: Forex ample, all orfpart'i oftheV` phenol wl'ricri'splits -ofafnd allor partfof 'any unreacted Aamino-'come pound 'may Ilees-r''crewed' by distillation duringtlre.

course of the reactioir'period orfatl the end'lof tire reaction; Thief residue4 comprising" tHe-de sir-er1 comiensationy prod-uct' then may' be'- ex'- tr-acted" with asolvent lory solventsV vvl'iicl'il `will remove vanyrerrrainirrgphen-ol orunreactedsmae teri'alor-Y other contaminants; leavingfa'- residue of purified condensationprooluct'.' G'ryif desired, theipurication step may be based on the removal of the undesiredinraterials mainly by extractionra-ther than onl distillationor` av :come Illustrative examples Vof solvents that may be employed.. in. purifying. the. material. byv extraction .are alcohols (e. g., methyl,.ethyl, propyl,1nfhutyl, isoloutyl'fand vother aliphatic 'fa'lcoholsg bothmonoj hydricandpolyhyd-rio) aromatic hydrocarbons (e. g., benzene, toluene, Xylene, etc.); ketones (fe. g.; acetone; etc() lorany otherrsolventbr mixture' of solvents or'l other-"treating agent'wlii'cli vvill'-remove` the impurities from thewcrud'econ` densatorr prox'zlirct` Some 'of i the-products', e; g;, those-wlrich corr- 'ta'i-n ay plural-ity-A offaldehyd'eweactable" amino (l-N-HR, specifically -N-l-Izli groups and/'or' aldhyde-reacta-lle inline -('-NI-l'-`)` groups; are especial-lyy 'suitable'- for-use irrtliepreparation' oi" res'inous materials of the Atherm@plasticcroi-ntie thermosettingjforl)potentiallythermosettngtypes without partial' orwcomplete purification to" ree move" any lzrlienolloyeproduct`l andorrum'eacted heicond'ensed" with; .foi-instance aldehydes; in*- cludng': formaldehyde (or vcompounds engenderii'i-g' formaldehyde, e:V g1', liexamethylene tetram-ine, etc'f) g furf'ural; acrolein,etc'., toyieldconr.-

den'sation products/having particular- .utility the-` plastics'J and:il coating arts.. Condensation products Winch-are" essentially resinous incli'ar.-

pared by reacting cyanuric chloride, or a monoamino (-NRR') dichloro-1,3,5-triazine or a vmonochloro diamino [(-NRR'll 1,3,5-triazine with equivalent amounts of sodium phenoxide in aqueous systems at temperatures within the range of to 100 C., and isolating the aryloxytriazine thereby obtained. Reference is made to the copending application of Frederic C. Schaefer, .Serial No. 18,063, led concurrently herewith, for a more detailed description of the preparation of 2-amino-4,6-diphenoxy-1,3,5-triazine and 2-phenoxy 4,6 diamine 1,3,5 triazine. In a manner similar to the methods therein described, other monoaryloxyand diaryloxytriazines of the kind embraced by Formula I may be produced by using equivalent amounts of the appropriate substituted amino chlorotriazine, or of the appropriate substituted phenol or of both in piace'of the unsubstituted amino chlorotriazine, or of the phenol (CsHtOl-I) or of both used in making 2-amino-4,6-diphenoxy-1,3,5-triazine and Z-phenoXy-4,S-diamino1,3,5-triazine. Y l Y v In order that those skilled in the art better may understand how the present invention may be carried into effect, the following examples are given by way of illustration and not by wayV 0f were heated together for 11/2 hours at 190 to 200 C. in a reaction vessel provided with a reflux air condenser Thereafter 23.2 parts of volatile material (ethanolamine and phenol) was distilled oi by heating the reaction mass up to 200"v C. (residue temperature) at 40 mm. pressure. This was all of the distillate that could be obtained .under the conditions used. The theoretical amount of excess ethanolamine (HOCH2CH2NH2) and phenol by-product was 24.9 parts (6.1 parts .ethanolamine and 18.8 parts of phenol).v About 81 parts of butanol was added to the oily residue, and the mixture was reiiuxed briey. This induced crystallization of the crude N,Ndiethylol melamine, which also may be named 2-amino- 4,6-di-(etl'lanolamino)-1,3,5triazine and Which was formed by the reaction between the ethanolamine and the 2-amino-4,6diphenoxy-1,3,5tri

ezine. The crude product was filtered off, vpulverized, washed with more butanol and then with `ethyl ethenaiter which it was dried at 105 C. 'Ifhe'amount of the dried product amounted to 19 parts, which represented a .yield of about 89%' based onthe starting triazine reactant... It had a melting point of 155-157. C. A purer product,

M. P..160-16l C., was obtained by vdissolving the crude material in 75 parts of hot water, treatying the solution with a decolorizing carbon, lter- Essentially the same procedure was followed as described under Example 1 with lthe exception that the reactants were heated together under vrelux. for 21/2 hours at 180-190 C.v The yield M. P. 160-161.5 C., was the same as in Example 1. A purer product, M. P. 16V-162.5?? C., was obtained by further processing the crude material as described under the prior example. l

Example 3 Essentially the same procedure was followed as described under Example l with the exception that 183 parts of ethanolamine and 278 par-ts of a less pure grade of 2-amino-4,6diphenoxy 1,3,5-triazine melting at 176l82 C. were used, and the mixture consisting essentially of these reactants was heated under reiiux for 3 hoursat approximately 180 C. Thereafter 231 parts. of distillate was distilled off under reduced pressure. which amount of distillate was all that could be obtained. To the resulting molten mass were added about 405 parts of butanol and about 2te 4 parts of sodium hydrosulte (NazSzOl) dissolved in about 15 parts of water, the latter being added as a bleaching agent ior the N ,N-diethylolmelamine solution. The product crystallized rapidly from the butanol solution. After cooling the mass to room temperature, the solid crystals of N,N-diethylolmelamine were filtered off. washed with butanol and dried at C.- .'Ihe yield of dried crystals, M. P. 16W-162, C., amounted to 200parts, which is 93.5% of .the theoretical based on the 2amino-4,6diphenoxy- 1,3,5-triazine used as a starting reactant. y

Example 4 triazine and 9 moles of ethanolamine were heated together for 4 hours under reux in a reaction vessel placed in a bath maintained at a temperature of 180-210 C. Thereafter 651 parts (theoretical equals 747 parts) of Volatile matter was distilled off, which amount of distillate was all that could be obtained. The dark-colored, syrupy residue was diluted while still hotwith about 1215 parts of butanol (n-butanol). The mixture was thoroughly stirred during the laddition of the butanol and thereafter while the mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. While the mixture was still liquid (immediately after the butanol was added), a solution of..-,10 parts of sodium hydrosulte in 50 parts of water was added, whereupon the color of the mixture became light tan. As the mixture cooled, N,N'. diethylohnelainine crystallized from the highly supersaturated solution. The crystals. were washed with butanol and with acetone and thereafter were dried at 105 C. The yield of the product, M. P. -161 C., amounted to 572 parts or 89% of the theoretical yield based on the starting triazine derivative. The material,

.which wasslightly colored, could be'recrystallized 'from water using 4 to 4.5 parts oi water perpart of N,N'diethylolmelamine with no change-in meting point and with a recovery of 60% of the product. The aqueous solutionl of the product may be treated with a decolorizing carbon prior to recrystallization. The remainder of the product could be recovered either by concentrating the axpueous mother liquor to s olid state or by evaporating it to the consistency of a syrup and pre- .cipitating the N,l\ldiethylolmelamine with buta- `which taires place whenwNN-diethylolmelamine V NH2 trithylolmelamine: can .beprepared blkf reacting trihenyl I,c vlanurate and ethanolamne under similar temperature rconditions' using thereactants insa L molar xratio of 1 L,mole of .triphenyl cynurate to ymore Atllan 3 .moles of `ethanolamine.

were heated-@together for 15 'fhours ,'funderfrux, withestirrngpirra reactionvess'ehplaced 'in a ibath maintained;atfro2l0 C. The volatile-'material in the reaotionfmasswas:thenszdistilledxo' as completely :las possible: by heating :the umass under reduced `.1111."essnre, '.wherebymli partsmof. distillate obtained f'theoretcal :equals :.628 parts) :About ..1130 ,partsz of hot hutanol'swas v added 'to 4the residue,.mnliztlie` ehotasolutiomwas frlteredztovremove; ;a= fewpantsnof,` insolublezzmaterial. lliezlhlaokeeoloredltratefwasfcooledamo room;temperaturefandseedediwitlr a: few;- orysta'ls 1 of r;sym.f;tr-iethylolmelamine. Crystals Lof sym.-

' tniethylolmelamine servstallize'lzl:slowlyy frame-the hutanolfsolution. These crysta'lsmvere lteredso -andxdredtobtain352 partsoof .crude sym-.tri-

about: 15% ofplthe theoretcal;za1mount1 based on triphenyl cyanurate. The crude product was recrystallized fromlaboutm parts of butanol aftertreating the butanol` solution Witha de- .colorizing carbon); the resulting crystals then being filtered of, washed with butanol and With acetone, ,and dried in air. The recovery on reorystallization was 84%, and thenearlwwhte sym.t'riethylolme1amine thereby eobtarinch melt- Mamme e6 Approx.

Parts Molar were heated together fa -dfist-illing 'apparatus tion" began prompt-1v1y and :Wasfallowed-to-proeeed' l to completion over a perlod'ofgabout hour? while the mixture was chilled Da vessel -s`,ur. roundedloy crushed ce. `The mystalsof crude the formula vfor which is lT CaHa can; \N"

were ltered off and lwashed'wth ethanol rlnrtll the Washings were colorless. Aftendryng H'at C. rthe nearly+white crystals @amounted 1130 67 :par-.ts 1 y theoretical equals 112710 partsbasedson triphenylioyanurate),5IN/Lf?. 1169-1'52C.

:one :thousand c1000.) mart-,slof water dissolved :therelnsfl s-parts ,-.ofesodium hydroxide wasaaddedto:the.ethanolwashingssto react with and :waterfsolubilize any @honor-presentan .the washings. :This causedspreeipitaton `@Diten oils The olear :mater-alcohol @hase was .ldeoantd' througlmal lterxtogcol-lectrazfewcrystal .'wlnh were: present. Thesoly resduezwaswdilutedlwlilli about .A00 oparts of :.ethano1, which vr-esll'lted.filllli extraotioniof k:.tloef nonrcrystallne material and the separatiomof; o rl/stals-lon:tris(Nenhenyletloa-y nolamtnolelg-triazme. These crystals were. lter ed aofi, cwashedowell. iwithfgalcoholgalndz dried at 1.105" ,I C.. The ifyield of additional rystas' -M.fP. 316.0911637" :.Q.) obtained sin :this -fmy amounted.,` to;,5:2 i partsfgwhch ;bliougllt-thei totalyield to 72.2upartsfzorlaboutrs'veofxgtheih@ retcal.

The crude product was soluble in 5 cc. of boiling n;propanol per gram or in 12 cc. of boiling' benzenelper; gram, and could also be recrystalliaedzfrom thesefsolvents. However, recrystalli- Za-tion -from the -aforementioned lsolvents was Peneent Iier. cent v C Y .H Y i Ratio were heated together under reflux at the boiling temperature (about 105 C.) of the mass for 2 hours. At the end of this period there remained no odor of the amine. The reaction mass, which was a clear solution, was cooled with stirring until a solid material comprising crude 2 amino 4 cyclohexylamino 6- phenoxy-1,3,5triazine separated, The crude product Was ltered oit,4 Washed with absolute alcohol and oven dried to yield 112 parts of a purer material, M. P. 215-221 C.

The substitution of an equivalent amount of 2-phenoxy-4-diamino-1,3,5-triazine for 2- amino-4,6diphenoxy1,3,5-triazine in the above example yields 2-cyclohexylamino-4,6diamino 1,3,5-triazine as the condensation product.

The triazine derivative was added to the solution of cyclohexylamine and dioXane, and the resulting mixture was heated under reflux at the boiling temperature (about 105 C.) oi the mass for-11,@ hours. The mixture was cooled and iiltered to isolate the solid reaction product which was formed. The solid was Washed with alcohol and dried. The dried material melted at 218- 225" C. and comprised crude 2-amino-4-cyclohexylamino-G-phenoxy-1,3,5-triazine. The solid was combined With the ltrate and heated under reilux for 4 hours in a reaction vessel provided with a reflux condenser and which was placed in an oil bath maintained at a temperature of 170 C. f The reaction mass was cooled and lter'ed to separate the solid reaction product which was present therein. The solid, after being washed with alcoholv and dried, melted at 218- 225 C. and comprised crude 2-amino-4-cyclohexylamino-6-phenoxy-1,3,5triazine.

Eample9 Approx. Parts Molar Rat-io 2Amino4,6diphenoxyl,3,5-triazine 157.0 l Deeamethylenediamine 96.5 `1

nol collected was 87 parts or about 83% of the.

theoretical. At 250 C. the condensation product (a linear polymelamne) was hard and non-tacky. n cooling to room temperature it became a Very hard, clear, transparent mass. Upon reuxing the product with phenol, the'material was swollen". considerably by the phenol after refluxing for 2' hours but it did not dissolve even after refluxing for an additional 2 hours.

It is not essential that the amino compound which is caused to react with the aryloxytriazine be employed in the form of a free base. For

instance, it may be employed in the form of av salt thereof. This is shown by the following example.

Example 10 Approx. Parts Molar Ratio 2-Amino4,-diphenoxy-l,3,5-triazine 27.6 l Bis-aminoethyl) sebacate bis (p-toluenesulfonate) 63.2 l

were heated together at 190"to 205 C. for 30 minutes under a reduced pressure oi about 50 to mm., during which period phenol was rapidly evolved. The amount of phenol collected was 13.9 parts or 75.6% of the theoretical. After heating for an additional 1 hour at 195205 C. under approximately the same reduced pressure, another 1 part of phenol was obtained thereby increasing the total yield of phenol to 81% of the theoretical. Y v Theresidue in the reaction vessel andrwhich comprised a condensation product of 2amino 4,6-diphenoxy-1,3,5-triazine and blew-aminoethyl) sebacate bis(ptoluenesulfonate) Was a heavy resinous syrup at C. At room tem` perature it Was a clear, brittle, dark-colored, glassy mass with an oily feeling to the touch, probably as the result of the presence of a small amount of phenol. f

The resinous solid was broken up. All of it could be dissolved in hot Water with the excep-ftion of a small amount of insoluble oil which separated from the aqueous solution. Addition of a small amount of sodium hydroxide t0 the solution dissolvedY the oil, which presumably was phenol. aqueous solution either by Aevaporation of the water or by adding an organic liquid precipitant to. precipitate the resin. The resin is suitable for use as a resin intermediate in forming alde-f hyde-reaction products thereof which areuseful, in the laminating and surface-coating arts.

The p-toluenesulfonic acid salt (di-salt) oi? bis(aminoethyl) sebacate used in the above example was prepared by heating together under reiiux 101 grams of sebacic acid (0.5 mole), 6l grams of monoethanolamine (1.0 mole), 190 grams of p-toluenesulfonic acid .(1.0 mole) and 600 cc. of toluene. for 9 hours, during which period 36 cc. (theoretical equals 36 cc.) of Water was azeotropically distilled off. The solid prod-- uct which separated from the reaction mass was ltered oil, Washed with freshv toluene and dried at 110 C. The yield of bis(,3aminoethyl)seba-4 cate bis( p-toluenesulfonate) ,was 315 grams, M. P. 17m-175L7 C., or about 99.7%. of the theoretical..

The resin. couldbelrerovered from the lo combining power of the nucleus may be attached; tothe divalent radical represented by R".

More specific examples of amino compounds which may be used in practicing our invention are listed below:

Butylamine (monobutylamine) N-ethylbutylamine (CzHsNI-ICiI-I'z) Dibutylamine 2amino4methy1pentane iCHaCHNHzCHaCHl-Iz) 2l n-Amylamine Di-namylamine Hexylamine Dihexyl amine Heptylamine Diheptylamine Octylamine DioctylamineA Decylamine Didecylamine Octadecylamine Dioctadecylamine Ethylenediamine 1,3-diaminopropane (NHzCHzCHzCHzNl-Iz) 3-diethylaminopropylamine 1,3diaminobutane (NHzCHzCHzCHNI-IaCHs) 1,3 -bis-ethylaminobutane [CzHsNI-ICHZCHZCHNH (C2H5) CH3] 1,4-diaminobutane 1,5-diaminopentane 1,6-diaminohexane 1,'l-diaminoheptane 1,8-diaminoctane Diethylenetriamine (NHzCHzCHzNHCI-IZCHzNI-Iz) Triethylenetetramine [NH2 (CHacHaN-I) 2CH2CH2NH2] Tetraethylenepentamine Pentaethylenehexamine Propylenediamine (l,2'diaminopropane) Diethanolamine (HOCH2CH2) gNH] Hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine (NHzCHzCHeNHCHzCI-IZOH) Monoisopropanolamine Diisopropanolamine Bis(3aminopropyl) ether (NHzCHzCHzCHzO'CHzCHzCHeNI-Iz) p,p'-Diaminodiphenylmethane 4-amino-2-butanol (CH3CHOHCH2CH2NH2) v 1-methylamino-2-propano1 raliHgHgCfirCHa 16 -isopropylamino-1-pentano1 [HOCHzCH2CH2CH2C1-I2NHCH (CH3) 2] Melamine and the various other amino-1,?5-tri--v azines wherein at least one of the amino groups is either unsubstituted or only partly substituted, numerous examples of which are given, for instance, in Patent No. 2,320,818 and No. 2,361,823.

Aminopyrimidines and the Various other amino-I diazines wherein at least one of the amino', groups is either unsubstituted or only partly substituted, numerous examples of which are given, for instance, in Patent No. 2,379,691.

Guanazole and the Various other aminotriazoles4 wherein at least one of the amino groups is either unsbstituted or only partly substituted, numerous examples of which are given, fory instance, in Patent No. 2,320,820.

Other examples will be apparent to those skilled' in the art from Formulas A,B and C and from the denitions of R, R and R in these formulas.4

Autocondensation products of a compound represented by the formula VII (I, lomn Y wherein Ar represented a monovalent, monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radical bonded to the Oxy-, gen atom through a carbon atom of the ringnucleus, R representsva member of the class consisting of hydrogen and monovalent hydrocarbon radicals, and n represents an integer which is at,I least 1 and not more than 2, and methods ofpreparing the same, are disclosed and claimed in the copending application of Frederic C. Schaefer, Serial No. 18,063, led concurrently herewith.

We claim: 1. The method of preparing a condensationV product which comprises heating, at a tempera; ture suiiciently high to cause a phenol to be evolved as a by-product of the reaction, a mix.. ture of (1) a triazine derivative represented by the general formula .l

wherein Ar represents a monovalent, monocy'clicv aromatic hydrocarbon radical bonded to the oxylgen atom through a carbon atom' of the ring which is at least l and not more than 3, and (2).

a compound which is different from the trlazine derivative of (1) Yand which is an amino ompound containing carbon and at least one amino grouping having at least one hydrogen atom alt--4 tached directly to the nitro-gen atom thereof, the' ingredients of (l) and (2) being employed in a molar ratio of 1 mole of the former to not less than 1 mole of the latter. l

2. A method as in claim l wherein n is 1 and' the ingredients oi' (l) and (2) are employed in` a molar ratio of i mole of the former to not less than 1 mole of the latter. K

3. 'A method as in claim 1 wherein n is 2 and the l ingredients of*l (1 and (2) are employed- &

17 molar ratio of 1 mole of the former to not les than 2 moles of the latter.

4.' A method as in claim 1 wherein n is 3 and the ingredients oi (l) and (2) are employed in a molar ratio or 1 mole of the former to not less than 3 moles of the latter.

5. A method as in claim 1 wherein Ar in the formula for the triazine derivative of (l) represents a phenyl radical.

6. A method as in claim 1 wherein Ar in the formula for the triazine derivative of (l) represents a phenyl radical and R and R each represents a hydrogen atom.

7. A method as in claim 1 wherein the amino compound of (2) is a hydrocarbon amine having an amino grouping containing at least one hydrogen atom attached directly to its amino nitrogen atom.

8. A method as in claim 14 wherein the alkanol monoamine is an ethanol monoamine, the amino grouping thereof having at least one hydrogen atom attached directly to its amino nitrogen atom.

9. A method as in claim 8 wherein the ethanol monoamine is mcnoethanolamine.

10. The method of preparing N,N'diethylolmelamine which comprises effecting a condensation reaction between (l) 2-amino-4-diphenoxy-1,3,5-triazine and (2) ethanolamine by heating a mixture of the same at a temperature within the range of 170 C. to 280 C. until no more phenol is being evolved, the said mixture containing the ingredients oi (l) and (2) in a molar ratio of l mole of the former to more than 2 moles of the latter, and isolating N,Ndiethyl olmelamine from the resulting reaction mass.

1l. The method or preparing sym.triethylolmelamine which comprises effecting a rcondensation reaction between (1) triphenyl cyanurate and (2) ethanolamine by heating a mixture o the same at a temperature within the range of 170 C. to 280 C. until no more phenol is being evolved, the said mixture containing the ingredients of (l) and (2) in a molar ratio of 1 mole or the former to more than 3 moles of the latter, and isolating syIn.-triethylolmelamine from the resulting reaction mass.

12. A method as in claim 1 wherein Ar in the formula for the triazine derivative of (l) represents a phenyl radical Aand R and R' each represents a hydrogen atom, the amino compound of (2) is a hydrocarbon amine having an amino grouping containing at least one hydrogen atom attached directly to its amino nitrogen atom, and

the temperature during at least a portion or" the reaction period is within the range of 100 C. t0 350 C.

13. rIhe method of preparing N,N'diethylolmelamine which comprises effecting a condensation reaction between (1) 2-amino4,6diphen- Oxy-1,3,5-triazine and (2) ethanolamine by heating a mixture oi the same at a temperature within the range of 170 C. to 280 C. until no more phenol is being evolved, the said mixture containing the ingredients of (l) and (2) in a molar ratio of 1 mole of the former to more than 2 moles of the latter, adding butanol to the residue to induce crystallization of crude N,Ndiethylol melamine, and separating and purifying the said 14. The method of preparing a condensation product which comprises heating, at a temperature sufficiently high to cause a phenol to be evolved as a by-product of the reaction, a mixture of (l) a triazine derivative represented by the general formula n NRR/)M wherein Ar represents a monovalenamonocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radical bonded to the oxygen atom through a carbon atom of the ring nucleus, R and R each represents a member of the class consisting of hydrogen and monovalent hydrocarbon radicals and n represents an integer which is at least l and not more than 3, and (2) an alkanol monoamine, the amino grouping thereof having at least one hydrogen atom attached directly to its amino nitrogen atom, the ingredients or" (l) and (2) being employed in a molar ratio of 1 mole of the former to not less than l mole of the latter.

15. The method of preparing a condensation product which comprises heating, at a temperature suciently high to cause phenol to be evolved as a lay-product of the reaction, a mixture'of a triazine derivative represented by the general formula (IJ --l-(OAr) N N I TRR') t /t-T \N/ whereinAr represents a phenyl radical bonded to the oxygen atom through a carbon atom of the phenyl nucleus, R andR' each represents a hydrogen atom and n represents an integer which 1 is at least 1 and not more than 3 and (2) an alkanol monoamine, the amino grouping thereof having at least one hydrogen atom attached directly to its amino nitrogen atom, and the temperature during at least a portion of the reaction period is within the range of 100 C. to 350 C. FREDERIC CHARLES SCHAEFER. DAGFRID HOLM-HANSEN CHURCH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,361,823 DAlelio Oct. 13, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 348,360 Italy 1937 OTHER REFERENCES Beilstein, pp. 126 and 127, vol. 26, 4th ed., 1937. McClellan Ind. and Engineering Chemistry, Sept. 1940, p. 1183. 

1. THE METHOD OF PREPARING A CONDENSATION PRODUCT WHICH COMPRISES HEATING, AT A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH TO CAUSE A PHENOL TO BE EVOLVED AS A BY-PRODUCT OF THE REACTION, A MIXTURE OF (1) A TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL FORMULA 